795  
WWUS81 KRNK 202049  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
449 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
VAZ011-WVZ042>044-202115-  
GILES VA-MERCER WV-SUMMERS WV-MONROE WV-  
449 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GILES
 
SOUTHEASTERN  
SUMMERS...EAST CENTRAL MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES  
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...  
 
AT 449 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR INDIAN MILLS TO PETERSTOWN TO NEAR  
NARROWS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PEARISBURG...  
NARROWS...  
PEMBROKE...  
PETERSTOWN...  
RICH CREEK...  
GLEN LYN...  
AND RED SULPHUR SPRING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3760 8067 3741 8061 3724 8068 3729 8092  
3739 8089 3756 8090  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 263DEG 14KT 3756 8084 3740 8081 3730 8087  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
BMG  
 
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